Càrn Mòr Dearg

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Càrn Mòr Dearg may be one of the highest mountains in Britain, but it is completely overshadowed by Ben Nevis. It is the perfect viewpoint from which to admire the Ben's magnificent North Face. Its graceful peak crowns a fine ridge - joined to its great neighbour by the celebrated Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête.

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Region: Fort William

Altitude: 1220 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Ben Nevis via the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête

Other routes and challenges

The ascent route given is the fastest. It is possible to climb to the summit ridge direct from the CIC hut, but this is extremely steep and tedious on awkward, loose and broken terrain.

The epic challenge is to combine the Ben and Càrn Mòr Dearg with their neighbours, the Aonachs, to the east. The Lochaber Traverse adds in the Grey Corries as well - although the ground leading from the Sgùrr Chòinnich Beag bealach up to Stob Coire Bhealaich is very tricky.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Fort William Hotels

Fort William B&B

Fort William Cottages

Lochaber Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Càrn Mòr Dearg

There are 6792 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Càrn Mòr Dearg. They have contributed 155 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
The Finest Ridge walk in UK?CMD arete in perfect winter nick	wilkiemurray	1/3/13	41	M2
Nine days, Nine 4000'ers, Eh eight guys, a ton of porridge.	Euan McIntosh	9/6/15	39	M10C1
It's a new dawn, it's a new day...and I'm feelin good!	Jaxter	1/4/18	29	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD - Mission each month in a year completed	Petr Dakota	22/4/15	28	M2
Compleated!!!	bootsandpaddles	24/9/13	27	M2
CMD Arete & Ben Nevis, Alpine Style...?!	dooterbang	30/3/13	26	M2
Stunning Carn Mor Dearg, CMD Arete and Ben Nevis	Bod	2/6/12	20	M2
Top Ten Charity Challenge - 10 Highest Munros in a Weekend	jupe1407	13/6/14	19	M11
The mad way up Ben Nevis, CMD and Aonachs	Mountainlove	9/8/12	19	M4
The Ben and CMD from Steall	LeithySuburbs	25/3/12	16	M2
Carn mor Dearg the icy arete and Ben Nevis	doogz	30/12/08	15	M2
Tete a tete with CMD arete!	BlackPanther	5/7/18	14	M2
70 Not Out - the "Old Man" and the Ben	Jaxter	15/10/18	13	M2
CMD Arete from north face car park	gman	27/3/14	11	M2
Carn Mor Dearg - lessons learned	Riverman	13/1/14	11	M1
The Lochaber Traverse: an epic walk in brilliant weather	grantem2000	8/6/13	11	M7
20 Stone and Made it	Cannon	4/8/11	11	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD again - guiding the Youth	Petr Dakota	28/7/16	10	M2
Heroes for heroes and knowing when to turn back	dogplodder	19/7/16	10	M1
Ben via Castle Ridge, CMD, Aonachs & Grey Corries Round	Alteknacker	5/9/15	10	M8
Ledge Route & CMD Arete	gman	25/3/15	10	M2
The Ben! Carn Mor Dearg!! The CMD Arete!!!	bobble_hat_kenny	30/5/21	9	M2
Ledge Route - a Quarter Century on Ben Nevis	Sunset tripper	24/7/20	9	M2
Plan B: Tower Ridge	dav2930	14/7/19	9	M2
The Ben, the Arete and the out of place Mountains	Beaner001	24/8/15	9	M4
Days like these.........now with video.	jonny616	25/11/14	9	M2
Great views & conditions on CMD arete:Ben Nevis 22nd time :)	Petr Dakota	13/5/19	8	M2
CMD hard core steepy,icy,no escape for great Ben Nevis views	Petr Dakota	5/12/18	8	M1
Ben Nevis/CMD - EPIC	GillC	12/5/12	8	M2
A Magical Wild Camp and Sunrise ascent of the CMD Arete	wilkiemurray	1/7/18	7	M2
Blue Hour on Ben Nevis (CMD)	Grisu	9/10/16	7	M2
2 Men, a dog & an awful lot of rubbish	Fife Flyer	16/8/15	7	M2
Walls, Screes, Aretes and 2 'last munros' in a week	benno	23/9/13	7	M4
Jubilee Sunday - Aonachs / CMD / Ben Nevis	rockhopper	3/6/12	7	M4
Ton up on Carn Mor Dearg	PeteR	1/5/11	7	M2
Ben Nevis:how it looks & what to expect each month in a Year	Petr Dakota	1/1/20	6	M2
#100 and the CMD arete	garyoppolis	21/10/16	6	M2
Lochaber Traverse and Nevis summit camp	IanEzzi	29/5/16	6	M7
Big Ben via the CMD again, gets another 10/10 (inc. vid)	scottishkennyg	2/4/15	6	M2
Ben Nevis via C.M.D. arete incl.video - clear view in Summer	Petr Dakota	26/7/14	6	M2
Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg	matt0129081	29/6/14	6	M2
The 3 Bens Challenge	scoob999	10/8/12	6	M6
Great Morning on the Arête	ScottyBoy76	30/5/21	5	M2
September Snow and attending a Multiple Completion	weaselmaster	17/9/17	5	M2G1
A Childhood Remembered: An Ascent of Ben Nevis by CMD	Jeremiah Johnson	22/4/17	5	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD	JimboJim	23/6/16	5	M2
Ledge Route & CMD Arete	gman	30/3/16	5	M2
Kernow Kids Play Pied Piper on Aonachs, CMD and Ben	old danensian	9/7/15	5	M4
Nevis Via The CMD (King Of Diamonds)	MunroMadMen	9/11/14	5	M2
Ha! Ben Nevis via the CMD arete	Silverhill	31/5/14	5	M2
CMD Arete	yellowbelly	9/7/13	5	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD gets a perfect ten	scottishkennyg	5/4/13	5	M2
Ben Nevis, Carn Mor Dearg	gman	25/4/12	5	M2
Unluckiest trip ever :(	basscadet	8/4/12	5	M6
Clagfest on the CMD Arete and Ben Nevis	uk-scrambler	1/8/20	4	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD	withypitts	6/6/18	4	M2
Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg and a Big Feartie	roycampbell	21/9/17	4	M2
Ben Nevis via the Carn Mor Dearg Arete	RDJim	20/6/15	4	M2
Midges at 4000 feet - CMD arete	weaselmaster	24/8/13	4	M2
Not Ben Nevis, not via the CMD arete	Silverhill	11/6/13	4	M1
The Nevis Range Challenge	Barnety2000	14/7/11	4	M4
The ultimate ridge route to Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis	Barnety2000	12/7/10	4	M2
CMD arete and Ben Nevis	Yipyipcoyote	12/9/09	4	M2
Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete from the North Face Carpark	Barnety2000	10/7/09	4	M2
Ben Nevis Big 4, Mamores and cloud inversions	HalfManHalfTitanium	1/5/93	4	M5
Amazing walk	Gkilgour	17/9/20	3	M2
Ben Nevis Via CMD from North Face Car Park	Eazidoesit	21/7/18	3	M2
Banishing ghosts from the past	Bmg99	27/5/18	3	M2
The unfit, unprepared tacling the 10 Highest Munros in 5 day	Beam	21/6/15	3	M11
Ben Nevis via the CMD arete	mike202	26/6/14	3	M2
Munro One Hundred and Eleven	Chris Henshall	28/5/14	3	M5
Two aonachs CMD and Nevis	thebaldfalcon	8/8/11	3	M4
Carn Mor Dearg & Ben Nevis from Inverness!	mountainstar	23/7/11	3	M2
an evening on nevis	mgmt!	23/4/11	3	M8
Carn Mor Dearg - a simply stunning place to be	kevsbald	11/1/11	3	M1
Ben Nevis via CMD arete from Glen Nevis	Craig 7483	5/6/21	2	M2
"Catching up" in the Highlands.	martin.h	14/7/19	2	M1
A Christmas Ben Nevis	The English Alpinist	25/12/18	2	M2
Carn mor Dearg Arête	John Wheelhouse	2/9/17	2	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD arete	HannahTracey	24/7/17	2	M2
Ben Nevis by the Carn Mor Dearg Arete	Kenny Monaghan	28/5/16	2	M2
Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete	hooter2014	26/8/14	2	M2
Overnight traverse of the CMD Arete	smalltounboy	21/6/14	2	M2
Me and my big mouth	Bbbadger	31/8/13	2	M2
Ben Nevis - An Arete Too Far!	Mickey Dee	13/6/13	2	M1
Carn Mor Dearg	andrewdoggett	27/2/13	2	M1
The Ben via the cmd arete	ChrisG	20/10/12	2	M2
Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis	jester	6/10/12	2	M2
cmd Arete and The Ben	robertphillips	4/3/12	2	M2
Cmd and Ben Nevis ...time for a re visit	doogz	6/11/11	2	M2
Day One in Glen Nevis. Big Ben finally defeated......	HighlandTrekker	2/5/11	2	M2
Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete	murphy999	19/3/11	2	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD Arete	jwramsay	17/10/09	2	M2
The venomous mountain....	PaulAgnew	3/9/21	1	M2
Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg arete	Pensioner	21/8/19	1	M2
Big Ben and 3 giant neighbors	SunnyAdventure	3/8/19	1	M4
Ben Nevis by the CMD Arête	Gemmaveronica	16/6/18	1	M2
Perfect day for Ben Nevis via CMD	sandman1	16/10/15	1	M2
Ben Nevis Via the CMD Arete	DavidShepherd	9/9/15	1	M2
The conqueror of United Kingdom´s highest mountain	Cruz Jr	8/4/15	1	M2
Motorcity Madmen take on Ben Nevis from the North	andrewclyde	22/10/13	1	M2
A Climb Through the Clouds (Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg)	Cackle	10/8/13	1	M2
A hard day on Ben nevis	Hbrannigan	23/7/12	1	M2
Ben Nevis & CMD & CMD Arete	mountainboy12	19/7/12	1	M2
Carn Mor Dearg & Carn Mor Dearg Arete & Ben Nevis	guspattullo	19/7/12	1	M2
In the shadow of the Black garrison	Collaciotach	8/7/12	1	M1
Frodo Baggins Heads For Mount Doom	thehawk_3	20/6/12	1	M2
It'll be arete in the end...	Driver84	2/6/12	1	M2
Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg	MiniRambo	26/5/12	1	M2
half an arete	welshwalker	5/5/12	1	M1
The North Face of Ben Nevis	wilkiemurray	15/4/12	1	M2
Ben Nevis & cmd arete	valmar1965	30/7/11	1	M2
Carn Mor Dearg Arete	footwork	24/7/11	1	M2
Sauchiehall Street via the CMD arete	baggervance	12/6/11	1	M2
Easter Monday on the Ben	jalopey81	31/5/11	1	M2
Carn Mor Dearg & Ben Nevis	Milesy	10/3/10	1	M2
A Life in a Day on Ben Nevis via the Carn Dearg Arete	dobitoc	27/8/09	1	M2
Munro Eighty Five	Chris Henshall	24/7/05	1	M2
Ben Nevis via CMD Arete In Foggy Weather!	Jascol88	8/8/19	0	M2
Painful day, but still a great day!	Wimpie	12/7/19	0	M4
Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg	Michael_bagger	8/6/18	0	M2
The Ben & Co.	chasmcc	2/9/17	0	M4
Carn Mor Dearg	Coop	11/6/17	0	M1
Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete from Corie Leis	BuzyG	20/5/16	0	M2
Great walk - Highly Recommended (Very wet feet)	Andres	15/8/15	0	M2
Carn Mor Dearg + Ben Nevis	dysart1	6/7/15	0	M2
Independence Day on Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete	stuart mclovin	4/7/15	0	M2
CMD - CMD ARÊTE - BEN NEVIS	Sweeto	28/8/14	0	M2
Nevis by Carn Mor Dearg	Louise993	29/5/14	0	M2
CMD	Johnny Corbett	26/5/14	0	M1
Perfect Weather	Dutch King	10/5/14	0	M2
Ben by the back way	lordyosch	3/5/14	0	M2
Into the clouds (Carn Mor Dearg via Glen Nevis)	ere1	20/10/13	0	M1
CMD, Arete & The Ben	2110moy	30/9/13	0	M2
The whole Nevis Range + Grey Corries	Dommie	22/6/13	0	M8
CMD arête, CMD and Nevis	welshwalker	21/9/12	0	M2
ben nevis via cmd	joekell	11/8/12	0	M2
Ben nevis weekend	CPSactivities	28/4/12	0	M2
CMD Arete	johnrich	14/1/12	0	M2
cmd arete	d gwynn	3/9/11	0	M2
Carn Mor Dearg Traverse on Ben Nevis	Jezzer_60	9/8/11	0	M2
Ben Nevis & CMD	rvrscum	17/6/11	0	M2
ben nevis via cmd	maryhillmoose	1/5/11	0	M2
Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg	adamg	1/5/11	0	M2
Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg Arete	michaelmcp	30/4/11	0	M2
One Mamore ,a day on the way and Ben Nevis via the cmd arete	pigeon	26/4/11	0	M3
2 Hikes, 1 Ride, 9 Peaks, (21-9), 17th to 21st September	Mark Berry	21/9/10	0	M9
Carn Mor Dearg via Meall Cumhann	Les Stuart	12/9/10	0	M1
Ben Nevis via CMD Arete - A not so amazing trip report	Stretch	14/8/10	0	M2
First time on Ben Nevis (and that arete...)	pacol	15/6/10	0	M2
carn mor dearg Arete	katiebryso	25/5/10	0	M2
6th & 7th Munros- Ben Nevis inc Carn Mor Dearg	DJG78	21/10/09	0	M2
All the way up the Ben Nevis!	mathstam	2/9/09	0	M2
Ben Nevis	EACHANN AN DOIRE	26/6/09	0	M2
My 50th Munro	Benaden887	20/6/91	0	M4

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